Chikuma class

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Chikuma class
The Hirado in 1912
The Hirado in 1912
Ship data
country JapanJapan (naval war flag) Japan
Ship type Protected cruiser
( light cruiser )
Construction period 1909 to 1912
Launch of the type ship April 1, 1911
Units built 3
period of service 1912 to 1940
Ship dimensions and crew
length
140.5 m ( KWL )
134.11 m ( Lpp )
width 14.2 m
Draft Max. 5.11 m
displacement Standard : 3,990 t
Use: 4,570 t
 
crew 35 officers and 378 men
Machine system
machine 16 boilers
2 sets of geared turbines
Machine
performance 		22,500 hp (16,549 kW)
Top
speed 		26 kn (48 km / h)
propeller 2
Armament

When commissioned

  • 8 x 15.2 cm
  • 4 x 7.62 cm
  • 3 × torpedo tubes ⌀ 45 cm
Armor
  • Armored deck: 57 mm
  • Command post: 89 mm

The Chikuma class ( Japanese 筑 摩 型 防護 巡洋艦 , Chikuma-gata bōgojun'yōkan ) was a class of three protected cruisers ( light cruisers ) of the Imperial Japanese Navy .

History and commitment

The Chikuma class was the last class of small armored cruisers (later light cruisers; Japanese: Nitō Junyōkan (cruiser II. Class)) built for the Japanese navy before World War I. All three ships were in 1914 in the hunt for the German East Asia Squadron of Vice Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee involved. In the course of this, the Chikuma took part with other Japanese warships in search of the SMS Emden in the Indian Ocean . In 1917, at the request of the British Admiralty , the Chikuma and Hirado were sent to Australia and New Zealand to protect the trade routes.

The Chikuma was assigned to the reserve in 1924, decommissioned in 1931 and scrapped in 1935. The Hirado and the Yahagi were school and living ships in 1940 and both were dismantled after the war in 1947.

List of ships

Surname Shipyard Keel laying Launch Commissioning Whereabouts
Chikuma
(筑 摩 ) 		Sasebo Naval Shipyard, Sasebo April 1, 1909 April 1, 1911 May 17, 1912 decommissioned on April 1, 1931 and scrapped from 1935
Hirado
(平 戸 ) 		Kawasaki , Kobe August 10, 1910 June 29, 1911 June 17, 1912 Decommissioned in 1939 and scrapped after 1947
Yahagi
(矢 矧 ) 		Mitsubishi , Nagasaki June 20, 1910 October 3, 1911 July 27, 1912 Decommissioned in 1940 and scrapped after 1947

literature

  • Bruno Weyer (Ed.): Taschenbuch der Kriegsflotten 1922, JF Lehmann-Verlag Munich, new edition 1922
  • Weyer's pocket book of the war fleets 1941/42
  • Gustav Jensen: Sea Power Japan. Karl Siegismund, Berlin 1943

Web links

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